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Pavi Caretaker Review: Director Vineeth Kumar's attempt to bring back the beloved old-school Dileep has, for the most part, fallen flat due to a bland and prolonged narrative.
Last Updated: 07.09 PM, Apr 26, 2024
Pavi Caretaker Story
Together with his best friend, a labrador named Bro, Pavi, a night watchman and caretaker for a residential apartment in Kochi, laughs their way through life's challenges. But an unexpected friendship with a roommate changes his life and opens his eyes to new possibilities in life and love.
Pavi Caretaker Review
It is hard to conclude if Vineeth Kumar's most recent film, Pavi Caretaker, offers the audience anything fresh. His attempt to introduce the beloved old-school Dileep has, for the most part, fallen flat due to a bland and prolonged narrative.
The main character of this film is a middle-aged Gulf returnee named Pavithran, also known as Pavi. He works in Kochi as a night watchman and caretaker for an upscale residential building. He calls his labrador, who is his only friend, Bro. In the middle of his personal struggles and running around making sure everyone in the flat is taken care of, the unexpected arrival of a roommate he has never met or seen before completely changes his life and gives him hope for finding a genuine companion.
From then on, Pavi's focus on learning more about this unknown friend starts. The main question of the movie is whether he will be able to find love in this relationship and have a happy ending with her.
Malayalam cinema is currently being praised for the content it presents on the big screen as well as the entertaining elements brought in for the audience. However, Pavi Caretaker falls short in every one of these areas, which is crucial in attracting moviegoers to the theatres. This movie may also end up being a letdown, especially for those who were hoping to see Dileep play a part he has always felt at ease in.
Starting with the plot, the movie fails to include anything new; instead, it uses a plot that is more akin to Dileep's Bodyguard (2010), which is about a man who falls in love with an unidentified woman. It seems like a cliched method to explore romance when Pavi gradually begins to feel something for his mysterious flatmate and communicates with her through little notes. The majority of the film's humorous moments also seem to be reenactments of some of Dileep's best-known movie scenes. For instance, Dileep is smeared with flour and different spice powders in a messy kitchen scene reminiscent of one in the 2001 film, Ee Parakkum Thalika.
The stereotypical portrayal of Pavi is that of an emotional man who battled to provide for his family but ultimately ended up alone in life. Even some of the humorous parts of the movie seem out of place, and the majority of the actors have little to contribute. Despite all of this, the film's long runtime eventually wears viewers out without any particularly engaging scenes.
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As always, Dileep continues to perform in a way that fans adore to watch. To a certain extent, his knack for dealing with humour is flaunted in this film. His relationship with the labrador and their scenes together, however, work really well in this movie.
Overall, it is unclear if Pavi Caretaker has given Dileep the redemption he truly deserves. But it is a relief to see that, after quite a while, Malayali's favourite actor is back as a full-fledged entertainer.
Pavi Caretaker Verdict
The Dileep-starring film will undoubtedly disappoint many with its corny storyline, but it will also bring back memories of the actor's earlier days as a performer best known for his proven capacity to handle humour.